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  "id": 4774051,
  "title": "Japan to buy back 210,000 tonnes of rice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-to-buy-back-210-000-tonnes-of-rice",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T03:08:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1523234/japan-buy-back-210000-tonnes-rice"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "TOKYO: Japan will buy back 210,000 tonnes of rice it released as an emergency measure last year, as supply shortages have now eased, the farm minister said Tuesday, Kyodo News reported.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Japan govt unveils plan to buy back 210,000 tonnes of rice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-govt-unveils-plan-to-buy-back-210-000-tonnes-of-rice",
        "published": "2026-09-01T03:04:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}